Trump tells the Senate one thing and courts another when it comes to witnesses

'(W)hile these lawyers for the President are here before you today saying the House should have gone to court, they're in court saying the House may not go to court to enforce subpoenas. I kid you not,' House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff said

Washington Donald Trump's personal attorneys on Tuesday attacked the House of Representatives for impeaching the President while not going to court to force some officials' testimony and for refusing to wait for federal court rulings on whether witnesses must testify.

But at the same time, the White House has attempted to use the courts during impeachment to their advantage to delay and to dodge the House's subpoenas for information. Specifically, Trump's Justice Department has defended the President by arguing in several federal court cases against the House that judges have no role in deciding disputes between Congress and the administration. "The President's opponents in their rush to impeach refuse to wait for complete judicial review.

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